King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)
Kipling Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Wilden
- Sponsor
- King's Group
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 145451
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392662596
About this school
King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) is a primary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant), and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 262 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 245 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) compares
Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 23.3% | 231 | — |
| King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior) | 48% | 5.7% | 39.5% | 352 | 0.0 miles |
| Gatcombe Park Primary School | 63% | 4.2% | 26.4% | 203 | 0.3 miles |
| Stamshaw Infant Academy | — | 5.5% | 29% | 262 | 0.6 miles |
| Stamshaw Junior School | 47% | 5.1% | 46.8% | 289 | 0.6 miles |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | 57% | 3.1% | 19.1% | 312 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.27%
- English as an additional language
- 22%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 14.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)0.0 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Gatcombe Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Stamshaw Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Stamshaw Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
-
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary
- Copnor Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Court Lane Infant Academy Primary
- Court Lane Junior Academy Primary
- Gatcombe Park Primary School Primary
- Highbury Primary School Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Infant) Primary
- King's Academy College Park (Junior) Primary
Common questions
- What ages does King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) teach?
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)?
- The headteacher of King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) is Mrs Kathryn Wilden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant), and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)?
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) full?
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) has capacity for 360 pupils and 231 on roll (64%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) a faith school?
- No. King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) has no designated religious character.
- Does King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) as having no nursery classes.
- Is King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) part of an academy trust?
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) is part of KING'S GROUP ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)'s absence rate?
- King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)'s overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant) publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant). That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.